Under a DACA amnesty, American taxpayers would be left with a $26 billion bill. About one in five DACA illegal aliens, after an amnesty, would end up on food stamps, while at least one in seven would go on Medicaid. Since DACA’s inception under Obama, more than 2,100 illegal aliens have been kicked off the program after it was revealed that they were either criminals or gang members. JOHN BINDER

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Report: 820,000 criminal illegals, 84% with felonies, serious misdemeanors: Illegal immigrants with criminal records, the deportation priority of President-elect Trump, total at least 820,000, with most having felony and serious misdemeanor convictions, according to a new report. Some estimates have suggested up to two million criminal illegals, but the numbers cited by the Center for Immigration Studies still show an enormous group larger than the populations of four states, Alaska, North Dakota, Vermont or Wyoming. The immigration think tank cited numbers from the Urban Institute. That group downplayed the crimes and also questioned deporting any of those who are parents of children who might get left behind. Some estimates say that there are only 820,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal records in the country, including 690,000 with a felony or serious misdemeanor conviction, said that report.

Illegal immigrants with criminal records, the deportation priority of President-elect Trump, total at least 820,000, with most having felony and serious misdemeanor convictions, according to a new report.

Some estimates have suggested up to two million criminal illegals, but the numbers cited by the Center for Immigration Studies still show an enormous group larger than the populations of four states, Alaska, North Dakota, Vermont or Wyoming.

The immigration think tank cited numbers from the Urban Institute. That group downplayed the crimes and also questioned deporting any of those who are parents of children who might get left behind.

"Some estimates say that there are only 820,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal records in the country, including 690,000 with a felony or serious misdemeanor conviction," said that report.

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In doubting the severity of the crimes, the Urban Institute added, "Felony under immigration law can mean something different than under criminal law. Some of these estimated 690,000 have likely committed relatively minor crimes. For example, theft and simple battery are felonies under immigration law."

CIS fellow David North blogged:

Those cheerful souls at UI were arguing against the concept that the number might be higher, and noted that some of the 820,000 "have likely committed relatively minor crimes."

They missed the point, I guess, that an illegal alien with a shoplifting record, for example, is an illegal alien who does not belong here in the first place.

“Mexican drug cartels are the “other” terrorist threat to
America. Militant Islamists have the goal of destroying the United States.Mexican drug cartels
are now accomplishing that mission – from within, every day, in virtually every
community across this country.”

"Mexican drug cartels
are now accomplishing that mission – from within, every day, in virtually every
community across this country."

"Mexican drug cartels are the “other” terrorist threat to

America. Militant Islamists have the goal of destroying the

United States."

BORDER PATROL

What the Border Patrol needs: Camo-painted cars: The U.S. Border Patrol recently has been making record hauls of illegal drugs and undocumented immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. But imagine how much more success the agency could have if the crooks and gangs operating at the border couldn't see the agents coming. That's the goal of North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democratic member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. You'll probably laugh at this, she recently told Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan, but can you paint your cars a different color than white? Heitkamp said she made the request for border agents who told her that the agency's white cars essentially announce that the law is nearby. I'm serious about this because I think that obviously, not that you should be clandestine, but if you're a spotter on a hill in Mexico and you're walking some drugs across the border and you see a white truck coming on the border, it's pretty easy to radio down to the guys carrying the contraband and say, 'Avoid this,' she said.

RAPE, MURDER, SCALPING… THE
MEXICANS HAVE ARRIVED!

Sheriff: MS-13 Gang Brings Machetes, Rape,
Scalping to Texas

BY BOB PRICE

Members of the hyper-violent
MS-13 transnational criminal gang are bringing severe tactics like
machete-hacking murders, rape, and scalping to Texas according to the Texas
Sheriff’s Association.

A 15-year-old Mexican boy driving a minivan near the Texas-Mexico border was arrested Thursday for attempting to transport $1.1 million worth of marijuana into the United States, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release issued Monday. Border Patrol agents working near the Harlingen Station in the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday morning witnessed large bundles being loaded into a red minivan. The agents followed the van until the driver pulled over, jumped out of the car and ran away. Agents successfully chased down the driver. An inspection of the van yielded 1,380 pounds of marijuana, which have an estimated U.S. street value of more than $1 million, according to the release. This is a prime example of how transnational criminal organizations are exploiting the youth. These young lives are deliberately put in danger for the profit of smuggling drugs and immigrants, chief patrol agent Manuel Padilla Jr. said in a statement. We continue to work with the community by presenting to local schools warning our children of the outcomes of working for these organizations, not only by potentially facing prison time, but also death.

“Mexican drug cartels are the “other”
terrorist threat to America. Militant Islamists have the goal of destroying the
United States.Mexican
drug cartels are now accomplishing that mission – from within, every day, in virtually
every community across this country.” JUDICIALWATCH

"An important factor in our long-term

success requires securing our borders,"

Attorney General Sessions said.

THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS OPERATING IN AMERICA’S OPEN BORDERS

Overall, in the 2017
Fiscal Year, officials revealed that a record-breaking 455,000 pounds plus of
drugs had already been seized. In 2016, that number amounted to 443,000 pounds.
The 2017 haul is worth an estimated $6.1 billion – BREITBART – JEFF SESSION’S DRUG BUST ON SAN DIEGO

Inside a neighborhood scarred by drugs and

despair: Life on the tough streets of Pablo

Escobar's hometown where drug addicts and

prostitutes struggle to survive

It is one of Colombia's most dangerous neighborhoods, a crowded
and dilapidated crush of drug dealers, prostitutes and the homeless fight for
survival.

But despite the poverty and despair of Barrio Triste - Sad
Neighborhood - photographer Juan Arredondo found glimmers of hope among the people who call it
home.

For three years, the 35-year-old photographer has documented life
in Medellín, once the most dangerous city in the world, where drug
lords and paramilitary groups fight for power.

Survival: A homeless man cooks over an open fire made from bits of
wood found on the street

Addicts: Hugo, 33, is one of many drug users who gather in
deserted warehouses to smoke crack

Trade: The neighborhood has become a place to trade drugs

Refuge: A sex worker holds her daughter as she makes their meal in
a rented hotel room

He became fascinated with Barrio Triste after meeting a
mother-of-four who sought refuge in the neighborhood after a paramilitary group
killed her husband.

As Medellín, the hometown of infamous drug lord Pablo
Escobar, cleaned up its act, Barrio Triste remained a battleground for other
dealers.

It was once named the Sacred Heart of Jesus, but now mechanics and
sex workers trade on its grease-stained streets, and turn to paramilitary group
Los Convivir for protection.

But despite the poverty and crime, Arredondo remains optimistic
for its future.

'Barrio Triste
serves a window to the violent past that once plagued the city of Medellín. It
reminds me of a past I left behind and the hardship the citizens of this city
and this country have endured over many years,' he said.

Tragedy: A family say goodbye to a child placed in a tiny coffin

Oppressive: It make look uninviting but hotel Rest Stop of the
Traveler offers cheap shelter to those displaced by violence

Despair: Orejas, 21, has been living on the streets of Barrio
Triste since running away when he was 12

Displaced: With nowhere else to go, this drunk is forced to sleep
on the sidewalk

Faith: A cathedral dominates the dilapidated neighborhood

Icon: A painting of Sacred Heart of Jesus, the old name of the
town, hangs in a workshop

Worn: Pieces of metal and wire from the mechanics' shops are
encrusted in the sidewalk

Savior: A large painting of Jesus is carried through the bustling
streets

Down time: Workers play parqu during an afternoon break

Boxed in: A framed photo of a wedding day hangs on the flimsy
walls of this man's hut

Home: Carmen Salgado, 67, has been living is this room for 17
years. She pays $6.50 a day in rent

Trapped: A pregnant woman smokes marijuana from the back yard of a
repair shop

Hardship: A man who has lost both hands and one leg showers in the
ruins of a house

Crowded: Laundry hangs over the bed in a tiny room shared by this
family

Cramped: Eight-year-old Jenny shares this rented room with her
four brothers, mother and step-father

Comfort: A mother hugs one of her children in their tiny home

Motor city: By day mechanics and car workshops are the main trade

Homeless: Men bathe in the streets among street vendors and
traffic

Break: A mechanic rests inside a bus to escape the heat of the
afternoon

Pit stop: A worker rests in a local bar in Barrio Triste

Celebration: A pig is slaughtered for a traditional New Year's Eve
party

Deprived: Homeless teenagers gather in a sewage tunnel that runs
under the neighborhood

Youthful: Despite the despair, children still play happily on a
rooftop

Grime: Workers repair vending carts on the street

Broken: Barrio Triste lives up to its name as Sad Neighborhood but
Juan Arredondo says there is